Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-02-12
TIMELY TOPICS.
Helpful Suggestions for Ladies with a Lib
eral supply of Pin Money.

eral supply of Pin-Noney.
Ribbed silk corset covers are shown,
fitted like il jersey, made of pink, blue
and white silk, with insertions Of strong
torchon lace.
Another novelty i, a chcmise of Jer-
Scy ribbed silk-pink, pale blue or
cream white-to take the place Of an
undcryest and short skirt or else to use
in the place of the white chemi'c.
The low coil Of small braidS at tho
back is now seen not only with round
hat>. but with the bonnet. This coil i.
made very large aud is allowed TO pro.
iect from the head, instead of ~ ing Hat
rs when first introduced.
A f~avoritc arrangement Of the front
hair is to turn back a thick tress from
the middle of the forehead, with short
locks curling forward on the temples,
after the fashion introduced by the
Presidents wife. This is most suitable
for low forcheads, but if the forehead
is high the middle trcss should be made
to droop forward Slightly before being
carried back.
A going away dress for a fashion
| able bride was of terra Gotta plush
over which was drapcd Il fancy clott
with lines and pompons OF plush on t
fawn-eolorcd ground. The bodice wa
of plush with crOsS-Oycr fronts of cloth
The plush wrap was lined with pail
pink. and the plush bonnet, embroid
cred with Jet, was trimmed with a fawn
and pink bird, its mate being upon the
muff.
Lady's cloth in light tintsis the latest
novelty in dres, fabrics. These come
in pale mauvc, lavender, rose, China
blue, Suede, rescda, light sage. terra
Gotta and %chaudron. The reSeda cloth
~polonaiSes are draped over cream-white
skirts that are bordcred with brown
fur and decorated with pointed passe.
menterie Of gilt or copper. For trim
ming these pale cloths there are alsc
garniturcs of eut-work of cloth in ara
heSqueS.
Narrow ribbons form an importani
part of evening dresses for young girls
Their gauze or crepe dresses are liter
ally covered with ribbons, satin OF
/ moire-moirc principally-arrangcd il
perpendicular or diagonal lines. TIL,
edge of the skirt or the deep plating
have from three to seven rows of mar
row ribbon set on in graduated dis
tances. The folds of the looping ar
held by bows with innumerable lon,
, ends. and they are repeated on tn
!, shoulder.
: Gray grows more and more popular
Visiting dresses of gray lady's-cloth O
, the delicate French shades are trimme
), with gray fur, The bodice has Il littl
A vest of the palest shade of pink Grape
The fur-trimmcd mantle is lined wit
pink surah. The bonnet is cmbroid
. cred with the dull gray ''shot' pass,
! mentcrie, which is also shown on tn
:. shoulders of the wrap and is trimme
with soft pink and gray breasts of bird
= while the gray fur muff is lined wit
q pink also
!, Lustrous satins in light and dan
Il shades are still popular for cvenin
~ wear, as they light up so well at nigh
=, Striped satins Of white-with a colo
II as Nilc-green brocaded stripes, Wi
h plain white stripes, or else pink wi
., cream white or bright yellow velv
~ and satin-me sent out by Parish;
!. modistcs, trimmed with flounccs
=, point d'csprit lace in which narrow ri
- bons are run. The sleeves are th,
-, puffs of the dotted net across the fro
", Of the arm, banded by narrow ribbon
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